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List of Blogger Indonesia of the Week, Blogger Indonesia of the Year and the requirements to get reviewed.

I make a blogger of the week (BOW)’s feature as a way to encourage, appreciate and promote Indonesian bloggers who blog in English.

CONTENTS

1. How to Get Reviewed
2. Top Ten Blogger Indonesia of the Year
3. List of Blogger of the Week

I. How to Get Reviewed

The requirement to get reviewed is simple: (a) Your blog is written in English or Bahasa Indonesia; (b) The blogger is using original name or so it seems; pseudonym or ghostname blogger will not be considered unless for specific reasons; (c) Blogging frequently; (d) The content is original and not commercial (blog about career, vacancy (lowongan kerja), scholarship (beasiswa), etc won’t be considered).

So, if you are an Indonesian and have an English-speaking blog and you feel it fits the above criteria, it’d be of great help if you put your blog URL address in the comment box below along with a brief intro. In the next few weeks, it could be your blog turn to be reviewed. Keep blogging, writing and sharing your precious thoughts.

Any non-Indonesian who blogs a lot on Indonesia are also eligible to get reviewed provided  the blogger gives a clear identity. At least, clear name and from which country he/she belongs and why he/she blogs about Indonesia.

II. Top Ten Indonesian Bloggers of the Year

Each year, I also award the Top Ten Blogger of the Year for English-speaking Indonesian blogger whose blogs I already reviewed as Blogger Indonesia of the Week. The main criteria being not only the quality content of the blog, but more particularly, the influence and sort of leadership on-and-off-line the bloggers in question carry.

Best Blogger Indonesia of the Year

1. Top Ten Blogger of the Year 2006.
2. Top Ten Blogger of the Year 2007
3. Top Ten Blogger of the Year 2008
4. Top Ten Blogger of the Year 2009
5. Top Ten Blogger of the Year 2010

III. The followongs are listed Blogger Indonesia of the Week so far:

1. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (1): Eko Juniarto
2. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (2): Java Flava
3. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (3): Donny Tedjo
4. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (4): Dinastuti
5. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (5): Firda Beka
6. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (6): Eko Prasetyo
7. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (7): Isman Suryaman
8. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (8): Isnaini
9. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (9): Nadirsyah Hosen
10. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (10): Joko Anwar
11. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (11): Mementoes
12. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (12): Paras Indonesia
13. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (13): Nad’s Note
14. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (14): Amalia Sanusi
15. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (15): Hermawan Kartajaya
16. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (16): Agustinus Wibowo
17. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (17): Wimar Witoelar
18. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (18): Ronny Haryanto
19. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (19): Yosef Ardi
20. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (20): Dedy W Sanusi
21. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (21): Ali Nurdin
22. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (22): Indonesia Anonymus
23. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (23): Tylla Subijantoro
24. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (24): Ahmad Qisai
25. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (25): Ninit Yunita
26. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (26): Christine Susanna Tjhin
27. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (27): Purwarno Hadinata
28. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (28): Soulful Girl
29. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (29): Agus Setiawan
30. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (30): Enda Nasution
31. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (31): Maya Nasution
32. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (32): Jennie S. Bev
33. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (33): Rasyad A. Parinduri
34. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (34): Founder Blog Indonesia
35. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (35): Carlos Patriawan
36. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (36): Primadonna Angela
37. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (37): Merlyna Lim
38. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (38): Budi Putra
39. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (39): Arief Prasetyo
40. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (40): Nana Podungge
41. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (41): Martin Manurung
42. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (42): Eva Muchtar
43. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (43): Anymatters
44. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (44): A0z0ra
45. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (45): Rieke
46. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (46): Budi Rahardjo
47. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (47): Juwono Sudarsono
48. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (48): Maverick Indonesia
49. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (49): Tanty Blatind
50. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (50): Ong Hock Chuan
51. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (51): Agusti Anwar
52. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (52): Indra Pramana
53. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (53): Oskar Syahbana
54. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (54): Devi Girsang
55. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (55): Alaya Setya
56. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (56): William Pramana
57. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (57): Mulya Amri
58. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (58): Riana Ambarsari
59. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (59): Harry Sufehmi
60. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (60): Bunyamin Najmi
61. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (61): Budi Saraswati
62. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (62): Yusuf Asyari
63. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (63): Maylaffayza
64. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (64): Evi Meinar
65. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (65): Mellyana
66. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (66): Septian Budi Waluyan
67. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (67): Mohamad Mova Al Afghani
68. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (68): Melissa Susanto
69. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (69): Deden Rukmana
70. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (70): Kafe Depok
71. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (71): Oman Fathurahman
72. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (72): Supriyadi Slamet Widodo
73. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (73): Tasa Nugraza Barley
74. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (74): Indrani
75. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (75): Nurudin Jauhari
76. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (76): Willy Sudiarto Raharjo
77. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (77): Anita Carmencita
78. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (78): Abdullah Alwazin
79. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (79): Ryan Octavianus
80. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (80): Rob Baiton
81. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (81): Marisa Duma
82. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (82): Sherwin Tobing
83. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (83): Rima Fauzi
84. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (84): Muhyiddin
85. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (85): Hendro Darsono
86. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (86): Agni Amorita
87. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (87): Pan Mohamad Faiz
88. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (88): Imdad Robbani
89. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (89): Mulia Nurhasan
90. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (90): Kurniadi Widodo
91. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (91): Yansen
92. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (92): Alia Makki
93. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (93): Sash Milne
94. Blogger Indonesia of the week (94): Pramudya A. Octavinanda
95. Blogger Indonesia of the Week (95): Matthew Isaac Cohen

Another Concept of Blogging

Being Humble and Down-to-Earth

For those who face difficulties in finding their opinions/writings get published in a newspaper or magazine, blog could be an effective medium to self-publishing as a starting point, in the hope that one day one or two editors will find their writings and get attracted to it and publish it.
Photo: By blogging, Indonesian intellectuals and other ‘celebrities’ would not & should not be the ivory towers anymore.

For those who used to write personal diary in a locked-diary note book, blog is certainly a much safer place to scribble their scattered thoughts and feelings.

And for those who used to enjoy sitting in an ivory tower like eminent government officials and DPRs or MPs, famous columnists, serious academicians and celebrities, blog could be beneficial and very effective tools to interact with their readers and “fans” and treat them as 100% equals by voluntarily responding back to each of their readers queries; linking back to their readers who link their blogs and even visiting their readers blogs.

Thus, for the famous personalities, blogging could be a learning medium for being humble and down-to-earth, in case they havent already got one… Treating their “fans” in equal terms certainly not an easy task for those who are getting used to be idolized and treated like prince or princess. In the long term, it (being humble) certainly pays off in a big way.

As an ordinary blogger, I consider myself very fortunate to have several good relationship with the famous personalities. The blog makes it happen. Several emails from several eminent personalities within Indonesia or non-Indonesians–who already have blog or just as a visitor– come to my email inbox. The advantages of blogging certainly not only limited to the one I just mention, there must be many more to come. And we’re looking forward to seeing it in the days ahead…